Pirate: I, Buggy, am the Emperor, the Emperor of the Clown King!

Chapter 80 The New God: The Clown King

The battle is over, and the ruins of God's Island remain.

Baji stood there, his hands behind his back.

Although Wapol, the mechanical dragon, put in 9% of his strength in this battle, it didn't stop Bucky from showing off his head.

After all, Mechanical Evil Dragon Wapol's attacks are mostly ineffective; its main purpose is to act as a tank to wear down Enel's stamina.

Bucky's output was what decided the outcome of the battle.

Mechanical Evil Dragon Wapol is a player who wins by doing nothing.

Bucky is the MVP.

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Bucky is currently immersed in a magical feeling.

Before this, when he obtained the power of the Clown King, he had a feeling of being immersed in darkness and self-centered, but now that feeling has undergone this strange change.

It was as if he could truly connect with the world.

Using the body as a boundary, we divide the inside from the outside.

Bucky is now trying to use his controllable inner side to interfere with his uncontrollable outer side.

Using one's own microcosm to interfere with the external macrocosm?

This thing that surges out from the depths of the body is hard to describe—it's something more essential, more fundamental, and more deeply ingrained.

Unfortunately, that feeling only lasted for a moment, maybe even less, and then it disappeared.

Like the tide surging onto the beach and then quickly receding.

Only damp sand remains as proof that it was here.

"Conqueror's Haki —"

Bucky uttered those words in a low voice, a slight smile playing on his lips beneath the mask.

Of course he knew what it was.

In the world of One Piece, this is an innate talent, one in a million, that cannot be acquired through learning.

This is a power that only those who stand at the top of the world are entitled to possess.

And just now, at the moment he defeated Enel and took control of the entire Sky Island, this power awakened from the depths of his soul.

Even if it's just a trace.

Although it was only for a moment.

Although he is still far from being able to actively control it.

But it came.

It has finally arrived.

"Hehehe————"

After letting out a strange smile, Bucky closed his eyes and began to savor the feeling.

Conqueror's Haki is a very strange thing; it is very difficult to control when it is first awakened.

It's like a person suddenly growing a tail; it takes time to adapt.

Bucky doesn't know if other people's Conqueror's Haki is the same as his, but he has that feeling of "everything is under my feet", "the whole world is in submission to me", "I am the rule, I am the order, I am the truth".

It's wonderful.

Absolutely wonderful.

So wonderful it's addictive.

"Me—" Bucky opened his eyes, looking at the bright moon in the night sky, his gaze calm and distant.

"It was so much fun!"

The night wind blew, making the hem of Bucky's clothes flutter.

After achieving victory, he savored the fruits of his triumph. His black and white mask gleamed with an eerie, cold light under the moonlight, while only the slightly upturned corners of his mouth conveyed his unchanging composure.

Bucky showed off his coolness under the moonlight.

He turned around and looked at the ruins behind him.

Mechanical Evil Dragon Wapol is still lying there.

Unlike Bucky, who was basically unharmed, Wapol was beaten up badly.

Black smoke was still billowing from the hole in his chest, his left arm was severed at the root, his right arm was half-useless, the two cannons on his back were gone, and his whole body was covered with cuts of all sizes.

But that's to be expected; tanks are supposed to take the hits, aren't they?

"Walpo," Bucky spoke, his voice calm, "Can you still move?"

"Obey the captain's orders," Walpo's voice trailed off.

Bucky's lips curled up slightly. "Then stand up."

"—Yes—" Wapol's body began to move.

First, his right arm, the half-crippled mechanical claw, supported his body little by little by bracing it against the ground.

Then, the massive metal hooves with their thick lower limbs stomped on the ruins, making a "crunching" sound.

His body swayed slightly, then regained its balance.

Mechanical Evil Dragon Wapol—rose again.

Although he was teetering on the brink of collapse and covered in wounds, he stood up.

Wapol isn't human anymore, so he doesn't feel pain in this state; otherwise, it would be quite uncomfortable.

Bucky nodded. "Your left arm."

Wapol looked at the mechanical giant claw that had been severed at the root by Enel's lightning blade.

It was lying in the ruins next to it.

Wapol walked over, bent down, and picked up the severed arm with the mechanical claw on his right arm.

Then he opened his mouth wide.

The mechanical dragon head's jaw split open from the middle, revealing a dark, bottomless space inside.

He stuffed the severed arm into his mouth.

"Click-clack click-clack"

The sound of metal being chewed echoed in the night sky, so crisp it made your teeth ache.

Then Wahlbod did more than that; he began to walk around, searching.

He ate most of the remains that Enel had previously destroyed.

Detached armor plates, shattered seashells, and charred, deformed scrap metal parts.

We'll find as much as we can, and then we can eat it.

After consuming these things, they begin to consume their own bodies.

The Devouring Fruit, Devouring Factory, is activated.

Walpole completely "ate" himself.

Only a silver-white sphere remained.

The sphere slowly writhed on the ruins, like a giant metal heart beating.

"Thump—thump—thump—"

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Each movement was accompanied by a dull sound, as if it came from the depths of the earth.

Baji stood beside the sphere, his hands behind his back, his gaze fixed on the silvery-white sphere.

"The Gluttony Fruit"

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"Eat, break down, recombine."

"Every time you devour something, it's a death."

"Every restructuring is a rebirth."

"Kill your past self, and be born your future self."

"Every death makes us stronger."

"With each rebirth, we get closer to ————" Bucky started rambling as he spoke.

"The true mechanical evil dragon."

"But the true evil dragon can fly without wings."

"It can beat without a heart."

"It can think without a soul."

"Because it is power itself."

As for whether what he said makes sense?

Who knows?

He just felt the occasion was right and the mood was right, so he said it offhand.

In short, it's all just talk.

"Enel—" Buggy reached into his pocket and pulled out the small chibi-style doll, holding it up to his eyes.

"The old gods are dead, and I am now the new gods."

After defeating Enel, Buggy's next task is, of course, to rule the Skypiea.

He's a pirate, so stealing is perfectly normal for him.

What we need to seize now is the Sky Island.

The previous tickets cost 20 million, and now we want to get it all back with interest!

But the value of ruling the Sky Island is far more than 20 million.

In the distance, at the edge of the sea of ​​clouds.

Sky Knight Ganford stood there, mounted on his celestial steed, his gaze piercing the night and settling on the ruins.

He witnessed the entire process of Bucky defeating Enel.

From Wapol's severed left arm to Enel's relaxed vigilance, to Buggy bursting out from Wapol's chest, to that sneak attack that pierced his abdomen, to those three heavy blows that knocked Enel unconscious, to that white handkerchief that turned Enel into a doll.

"Is this... Bucky now?" Ganford murmured to himself, his voice carrying an indescribable complexity.

He recalled the red-nosed brat who used to run around following the Pirate King Roger more than twenty years ago.

Back then, when Buggy loved fighting Shanks, he was just an ordinary kid—a bit greedy, a bit willful,

A little kid with a bit of a childish streak.

The monster before them, capable of defeating Enel, was not the same person at all.

People really do change.

Ganford sighed, pulled on the reins, and the Pegasus spread its wings and flew towards Angel Island.

He still has a lot to do.

Enel was defeated, creating a power vacuum in Skypiea.

To prevent a power vacuum from leading to chaos, he had to quickly bring the situation under control.

There are actually some minor problems on Skypiea, and it's not very peaceful, but they were all suppressed by Enel's oppressive rule.

Furthermore, Ganford had promised Bucky that he would help him stabilize the situation on Skypiea.

Since Bucky did what he was supposed to do, Ganford will do what he is supposed to do.

The pink Pegasus raced through the night sky toward Angel Island.

But before the outcome is decided.

Things are already a bit chaotic on Sky Island.

The battle between Buggy and Enel was incredibly intense, especially with Enel's unrestrained use of lightning.

The sound of thunder can travel tens of kilometers away—but if it travels too far, the sound will not be so sharp, but will sound muffled.

Unlike the Sky Island inhabitants of Angel Island, who were unaware of what was happening and assumed it was just Enel unleashing divine punishment.

The Buggy Pirates knew about it.

"Do you think the captain can win?"

"Nonsense! When has the captain ever lost?"

"But—that guy named Enel claims to be a god—"

"So what if he's a god? Our captain's even a giant's friend!"

"Yes, yes, yes! The captain said he wanted to become the god of the new world!"

The pirate henchmen chattered amongst themselves, their voices echoing inside the tent.

Mochi sat in the corner, holding a whip in his hand, his face contorted into a fierce expression.

He didn't speak.

Kabaji stood beside him, his gaze fixed on the tightly closed tent door.

There's nothing they can do right now except wait, because they're too weak.

Mochi and Kabaji couldn't keep up with Bucky at all.

So all they can do now is offer management assistance; for example, they're just waiting for one person.

Just then, a commotion arose outside the tent.

"Someone's coming!"

"Who is it?"

"It's—it's that old man!"

"Which old man?"

"The one riding a pegasus!"

The tent flap was lifted.

"Thor Enel has been defeated." Gan Fall walked in, his gaze sweeping over the pirate henchmen, before speaking.

There was a moment of silence in the tent, followed by deafening cheers.

"Long live the captain!!!"

"Long live Lord Clown King!!!"

"I knew it! I knew the captain would win!"

The pirate henchmen erupted in chaos, some brandishing bottles, some banging on tables, and some jumping and shouting while hugging the people next to them.

Mochi stood up from his chair, cracking his whip in the air.

"Shut up!"

His voice boomed through the tent, drowning out all the cheers.

The pirate henchmen quieted down and looked at Mochi.

"What's all the noise about? The captain's not back yet! Let's celebrate when he gets back!"

Mochi turned around and looked at Ganford: "Old man, please continue."

Ganford nodded. "The new god's name is the God of Tricks, the Clown King."

"This is the new ruler of the Sky Island."

"Enel has been defeated by him, and those priests have been captured by him."

"From today onwards, Sky Island will enter a new era."

After saying this, Ganford turned and walked out of the tent.

He mounted his winged horse and flew towards the residential area of ​​Angel Island.

Many Sky Islanders are still waiting for his news.

They needed to know that Enel had been defeated—the tyrant who had ruled them with thunder and fear for twenty years was no more.

The sky over the Sky Island has changed.

Ganford rode his Pegasus, flying low over the streets of Angel Island.

His voice echoed through the night sky: "Enel has been defeated!"

"A new god, [the God of Tricks, the Clown King], will rule the Skypiea!"

"There will be no more unjust divine punishment!"

"No more thunder will fall from the sky!"

"Your prayers will be answered!"

"Your fears will find rest!"

Although Gan Fall didn't know how Buggy would rule the Skypiea, no matter how you looked at it, he was definitely more reliable than Enel.

And that is indeed the case; bad people have ulterior motives, but fools do not.

Ganford could determine that Bucky had the ability to think calmly and rationally, so he could use benefits to satisfy him.

What I fear most is a foolish, overgrown child like Enel, whose mind is filled with nothing but delusions.

The windows opened one by one.

The Sky Islander walked out and stood on the street, looking up at the old man riding the celestial horse.

At first, their faces were filled with fear.

Because during Enel's reign, any discussion about "gods" could invite thunder.

In the past, such outrageous statements about Enel's defeat would surely have brought divine punishment.

But they waited a while.

I waited a while longer.

The thunder did not fall.

What does it mean that the pillar of lightning, symbolizing divine punishment, did not appear?

That voice, that one that always seemed to come from the clouds, filled with mockery and disdain, "Blasphemer, accept God's punishment!" did not ring out.

—This means that the person who presides over divine punishment can no longer use it.

Even the Sky Islanders could understand such simple logic.

All the Sky Islanders looked up at the sky, for this former god was proclaiming a new era.

"Ganfor—the former god, Ganfor—"

"He said Enel was defeated—is that true?"

"It's been so long, and divine punishment still hasn't descended—it must be true—"

"A new god—the god of magic—what is that?"

"I don't know—but as long as it's a God who can let us live in peace, anything is fine—"

The voices of the Sky Islanders echoed through the streets, gradually transforming from initial fear and doubt into relief, then into joy, and finally into cheers.

Although they didn't know what kind of person this God of Magic was, since Gan Fall was the one to make the announcement, he couldn't be any worse than Enel, right?

The Buggy Pirates' henchmen also sprang into action.

Dressed in brightly colored clown costumes and with their faces painted, they walked the streets of Angel Island shouting.

"Enel has been defeated!"

"The new god is the God of Tricks, the Clown King!"

"From this day forward, the Sky Island will be at peace!"

"The age of fear is over!"

"The era of laughter has begun!"